Football Betting Tips: Mark’s Best Bets for Matchday 36 in La Liga

Mark's Spanish Best Bets were profitable in Matchday 35 as Valencia's win coupled with Real Betis vs Osasuna seeing both teams scoring ensured two wins from three at 1/1 and 4/5 respectively.

He looks for more joy this during this special midweek Matchday as he picks out his three Best Bets for MD36 over in La Liga. You can check out his Football Betting Tips for the weekend below with selections spanning from Tuesday evening to Wednesday night...

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Real Valladolid vs Girona (Tuesday 18:00) 

La Liga heads straight into a full midweek matchday, and the first game takes place at the José Zorrilla on Tuesday evening. It features a Real Valladolid side that has already been relegated to the Segunda División, and Girona who are desperate to avoid that fate. 

While a win here would not mathematically guarantee the Catalans a place in next season's top flight, it would move them onto 41 points, a tally that would most likely be enough. 

Míchel's team took a big leap towards safety by defeating Mallorca at home last Monday, but they conceded an 89th-minute goal to lose 1-0 against Villarreal at the weekend. They struggled to get anywhere near enough service to their in-form striker Cristhian Stuani in that game, but they should have much more joy against La Liga's worst defence. 

Real Valladolid have conceded 85 goals this season. That's 28 more than any other team and the main reason why they are on course for the lowest points tally of any Spanish top flight club this century. 

They've lost their last nine matches and have only picked up one point since a surprise win over Betis in their first La Liga outing of 2025. Caretaker boss Álvaro Rubio has been left with the unenviable task of guiding this sinking ship towards the finish line, but they do at least head into this game after two of their best performances in the second half of the season, which is admittedly not saving much. 

They were only narrowly beaten 2-1 by leaders Barcelona in their last home game, while they created plenty of opportunities in a somewhat unfortunate 2-1 defeat at Mallorca at the weekend. 

Rubio's men do ask one or two questions on the flanks with wingers Raúl Moro and Iván Sánchez. If they can find that level again, they should be capable of posing problems for a Girona side that is dealing with some defensive selection issues, with centre-back Ladislav Krejcí suspended, while full-back Miguel Gutiérrez is injured. 

Real Valladolid are also missing three centre-backs to injury though, and this should be a relatively open game, given Míchel will surely send his side out with a more positive approach than has been the case in recent weeks, with this a golden opportunity for the visitors to finally pass the 40-point mark. 

I'm backing Both teams to score at 4/5, a winning bet in all of the last five Real Valladolid games. 

Alavés vs Valencia (Wednesday 18:00) 

Alavés and Valencia both made changes in the dugout in the first half of the season, but while Los Che have comfortably pulled clear of trouble under Carlos Corberán, Los Babazorros remain in the thick of the relegation scrap as we enter the final fortnight. 

Alavés boss Chacho Coudet can point to some improvements under his guidance, but they've continued to struggle to score goals and kill teams off, with nine of the Argentine's 20 league matches at the helm finishing level. 

They've only won twice at Mendizorrotza under his guidance, and Alavés could really do with their supporters to turn their atmospheric home into a cauldron of noise on Wednesday evening, given they head into this matchday just one point outside the relegation zone. 

They are at least hopeful of having top scorer Kike García back up front for this game, after the veteran striker was only deemed fit enough for a place on the bench in the 1-0 weekend defeat in Bilbao. 

Alavés only registered three shots in that game though, and there's no magic wand that Coudet can wave to help his side create opportunities against a Valencia defence that is well marshalled by their highly-rated young centre-back Cristhian Mosquera. 

The visitors have been flying under Corberán, and they're now in contention for one of the final European places which strongly suggests they aren't simply going to roll over here. 

Valencia are now unbeaten in 10 matches, and they still haven't lost to anybody outside the top three since they raided West Brom to appoint their current boss in December. That's a real measure of the task facing Alavés in this game, and it's surprising to see the Basque side such clear favourites in the Match Result market. 

Even away from Mestalla, Valencia's performance levels have picked up over the past couple of months, with victories at the Bernabéu and in Gran Canaria the weekend before last. 

Given that and given only one match at Mendizorrotza this season has served up more than three goals, I'm using the Bet Builder to back Valencia or Draw and Under 3.5 goals at 21/20. 

Villarreal vs Leganés (Wednesday 18:00) 

Another relegation-threatened team are in action on Wednesday, with Leganés hoping to deal their survival prospects a huge boost by picking up a result at the Estadi de la Ceràmica. 

However, they certainly won't be expecting any favours from a Villarreal side that has won their last three matches to leave themselves in a strong position to clinch Champions League qualification. 

They are currently sitting pretty in fifth place which would be good enough for them to rejoin Europe's elite next term, and they did reach the semi-finals under Unai Emery when they last played in the competition. 

This current team is not as strong as that one, with defensive flaws evident at times, while they've not been entirely convincing at home this season, winning only seven out of 17 in front of their own fans. 

Despite the attacking talents of Spain internationals Álex Baena and Ayoze Pérez, they've only won one match by more than one goal since thrashing bottom club Real Valladolid on the first day of February, and Leganés will not be writing this game off, even though it's comfortably the toughest of their three remaining fixtures. 

Los Pepineros are in the relegation zone as it stands, but they have shown more fighting spirit and more of a sense that they are going to relish the pressure of this survival scrap, when compared to a number of the other teams at the bottom. 

That bodes well for their chances over the final few games, and they head into this one unbeaten in four, and fresh from a vital 3-2 victory over Espanyol on Sunday. 

Their attacking talisman Dani Raba set up two goals in that game, and his presence should ensure they at least have an outlet from which to cause a few problems on the break here. 

Despite some significant limitations, the South Madrid club have already won at Barcelona this season, and drawn in Bilbao, while they were a bit unfortunate to lose 3-2 at the Bernabéu in March. 

I'm expecting them to be competitive again here, and I'm backing Leganés +2.00 Handicap at 5/6. 

Mark Sochon primarily covers Spanish Football for us at Betfred Insights. You can check out Mark's La Liga Betting Tips along with those from the rest of the Betfred Insights Spanish Football writers on our La Liga home page...